Miles P Herbert
@milespherbert.bsky.social
Listening to things over at Guardian Australia
I keep telling myself if I run far enough, I can disappear into a void. Nice to remember there is joy in it too:
‘Maybe the suffering is the point’: what does it take to run 163km up and down a mountain?
Guardian Australia joins ultrarunner Joanne Walker in an excruciating race through the Blue Mountains, where men outnumber women four to one
theguardian.com
‘Some people will do incredibly well in the new AI era. They will become rich and powerful beyond anything we can currently imagine. But other people—a lot of other people—will become useless.’
Child’s Play, by Sam Kriss
Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking
harpers.org
How many people at this farmers market are listening to Tooze on Ezra?
‘The first obligation we all have is an epistemic one: It’s to know what kind of reality we are actually inhabiting..:Because once we discern that we are living in a dual state, it becomes obvious that compliance won’t save us, and that some kind of action is called for.’
Your friends are still acting like everything is normal in America. What do you do?
All Americans live in a “dual state.” Here’s what that means — and how to help others see it.
vox.com
‘Bootlicking is one of the few industries seeing any real growth’.
Lies You Will Be Told • Ill Will
Phil A. Neel examines the post-2020 political order, arguing that liberal myths about law, elections, and restraint function as counterinsurgency in an era of open state violence.
illwill.com
Intriguing reporting from Nine here - the objection to former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead the royal commission apparently relates to a previous decision where she upheld the democratic right to protest www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Virginia Bell’s role in protest laws under scrutiny as Albanese weighs royal commission
Judgments handed down by former high court judge Virginia Bell and another contender, former Federal Court of Australia chief justice James Allsop, are under scrutiny as the government decides on a ro...
smh.com.au
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
Local Fox9 interviews a witness in Minneapolis at the site of the murder
Have been struggling with what it means to be an American citizen in this current moment. When will we learn from the sins of our fathers?
Opinion | Trump Is Falling for a Trap We Could All See Coming
nytimes.com
“The coup is illegal, unprovoked and regionally and globally destabilising. It upends international norms, ignores sovereign territorial rights, and potentially creates an anarchic situation inside Venezuela itself”.
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
theguardian.com
Come for a great show looking back on the year. Stay for @bridie.bsky.social 's last ever day in the hosting chair!
Lenore Taylor@lenoret.bsky.social · 8mo agowww.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The last Full Story newsroom edition for 2025....
More grateful than ever for @onthemedia.bsky.social @micahloewinger.bsky.social keeping me tethered to reality every single week.
On the Media@onthemedia.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe show is up and it’s SPICY! Ft. @danlamothe.bsky.social on leaving the pentagon, @annamerlan.bsky.social on the new pentagon press corps and Laura Poitras on her new movie “Cover Up.” Oh and pod bonus @micahloewinger.bsky.social spoke with Cam Higby about his new role. pca.st/episode/f23f...
Last day of a short break. Went for a small run. Had a nice time.
